Do you get nervous in front of a white board? Maybe you’re at work giving a presentation or at home playing Pictionary. In either case you likely give an apologetic disclaimer that essentially says, “Sorry, I really suck at drawing.” I want to tell …
The Gifts We Remember
Most of us don’t really remember the gifts we receive for Christmas. We only remember how we felt. Our memories are not normally made of things, but experiences. During Christmas my Grandfather would always visit us in Louisville, Kentucky from …
4 Ways I Responded to My Daughter Turning Twelve
One meaning for the name McKenna is “Out of The Fire.” This is the name I chose for my daughter. Being twelve is the current fire I’m trying to help her get to the other side of. This age is …
A Story Worth Telling When Your Child Has Cancer
As a creative professional I’m in a position to help clients tell their stories. Here’s one worth telling. It’s one that has even caught the attention of The Fault in Our Stars author John Green, Nascar driver Jeff Gordon, and sports personality Dick Vitale. …
5 Ways to Act Upon Your Ideas
All of us likely daydream about bringing a new idea into the world. It could be a product, a cause, a film—could be anything. But when we actually consider the time, energy, cost and logistics it would take to make it …
A Story Worth Telling When Your Hair Is Falling Out
I find that most people who use the word “brand” often don’t know what it is. It has become a buzz word that is arbitrarily thrown about. Allow me to break it down (cough). Essentially, brand is the gut response people …
3 Weird Things That Give Me Joy
This week has left a lot of us in a funk. Our Facebook news feed has been streaming with graphic images from the Middle East (some true, some not true), the startling loss of Robin Williams is posted on every …
Going Off-Script During a Football Prayer
Maybe it was 2005; I’m not quite sure. I was leading a campus ministry at the University of South Carolina affectionately called The Shack. South Carolina was a hot sticky place dipped in sweet tea and football, and it was …
Burning Down Your Life, Part Two: What’s Left?
Cleaning out an attic is a subtle form of time-travel, isn’t it? While we packed up our house this past week we stumbled upon many interesting artifacts. These included early pencil illustrations I did in high school, a brochure from …
Burning Down Your Life, Part One: The Artistic Risk
Let’s have a meeting of the minds, shall we? If you’re reading this, then we’re likely kindred spirits. We’ve spent much of our life burning it down. Sometimes it’s meant absolutely screwing it up. Other times it’s meant starting all …
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